Zdzisław Hoffmann
Zdzisław Hoffmann (born August 27, 1959 in Świebodzin ) is a former Polish athlete who became the first world champion in Poland in 1983 in the triple jump .
At the 1980 Olympic Games , Hoffmann failed with 15.35 meters in qualification.
At the first World Championships in 1983 on August 7, the shot putter Edward Sarul won the first gold medal for Poland. On August 8, Zdzisław Hoffmann was in the triple jump final, for which he had recommended himself to be fourth-best of the qualification with 16.72 meters. In the final, the American crowd favorite Willie Banks initially took the lead with 17.08 meters; in the third round, Banks rose to 17.18 meters. Hoffmann improved in each of his runs and was after the fourth run with 17.18 meters in second place. With 17.35 meters and 17.42 meters, Hoffmann also improved in his last two attempts and won the first world championship with a Polish national record Triple jump. For this achievement he was awarded the title Sportsman of the Year in Poland .
Hoffmann missed the 1984 Olympic Games because Poland boycotted the Games . Hoffmann set his best performance and the 2006 Polish record in Madrid with 17.53 meters. After that he could no longer build on his great expanse.
With a height of 1.90 m, Hoffmann had a competition weight of 85 kg. His son Karol Hoffmann followed in his footsteps and also became a three-jumper.
literature
- Ekkehard zur Megede: The Modern Olympic Century 1896–1996 Track and Fields Athletics. Berlin 1999 (published by the German Society for Athletics Documentation eV )
- Peter Matthews (Ed.): Athletics 1985. London 1985, ISBN 0948208-023
Web links
- Zdzisław Hoffmann in the database of World Athletics (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hoffmann, Zdzisław |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Świebodzin |